Hundreds of cancer patients experienced treatment failures. Several doctors couldn't figure out why. Cancer is unpredictable, but certain aspects of it aren't. A common factor was eventually found in an unsuspecting place. 

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Swelling - Night II
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In 1980, an unknown runner shocked the world by winning the Boston Marathon. But within hours, the story began to unravel. This episode tells the unbelievable rise and fall of Rosie Ruiz and the lie that couldn’t outrun the truth.

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Swelling - Night II
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Diederik Stapel had come to be known as one of the best researchers in the field of Psychology. His studies made sense, explained cultural behavior and beliefs, and taught people more about how the human mind works. For example, his popular expiriment that somewhat ironically showed that those with power are more likely to be dishonest...

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Swelling - Night II
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  Flawed Science: The fraudulent research practices of social psychologist Diederik Stapel
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Rose Marks and family had a blossoming business. They helped people with deep problems... loss, heartache, money, evil, darkness. They always knew just what to do to fix someone's situation. That is, until people started to notice that it all followed the same exact script. 

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Swelling - Night II
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• Former clients testify against ‘psychic’ accused of $25 million fraud – Sun Sentinel
• Imprisoned S. Fla. ‘psychic’ who defrauded millions from clients goes after her trial lawyer in appeal – Sun Sentinel
• ‘Psychic’ who fleeced millions from clients sentenced to 10 years in prison – Sun Sentinel
• Psychic accused in $25 million fraud says she is portrayed ‘as some kind of monster’ – Sun Sentinel
• Psychic fraud trial starts Monday, pits fortune teller against former clients – Sun Sentinel
• Defense: Psychic’s clients made up story to get money back – Sun Sentinel
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Superseding Indictment

They say that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is foolish... and maybe that's true. But it did work for a time as the Barefoot Bandit swept through various states stealing cars, planes, and boats. The bandit turned out to be an unlikely suspect who ended up with a Robin Hood-esque reputation. 

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Swelling - Night II
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• True Crime: The Barefoot Bandit - HistoryLink.org
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• ‘Barefoot Bandit’ forced to quit Washington state flight school fundraiser: ‘I feel like my dream has been crushed’ – New York Daily News
• Colton Harris-Moore AKA "The Barefoot Bandit" Sentenced | DOT OIG
• FBI — Camano Island Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Multi-State Crime Spree
• "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore gets movie deal, but his mom doesn't like it - CBS News

The internet can be an interesting place. It can also be frustrating and scary. We all know what spam is - and not the kind that comes in a can. The annoying, cluttering ads in our email box. We also know about adware and malware. But have you ever wondered where it all started? 

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Swelling - Night II
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• The decade-long quest to stop “Spamford” Wallace - Ars Technica
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Art. Jewels. Money. These are the usual items taken during a heist. This time though, the perpetrators had something else in mind entirely. Something literally sweeter than any jewel could ever be. 

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Rudy Kurniawan knew wine. He was THE wine guy. He could tell you anything about any bottle, especially those he sold at auction. The rarest. The finest. Also... the fakest. 

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One very small town. One large group of religious outsiders. One relentless leader. And one massive, years long battle for who would remain in control.

What began as general discomfort with new and unknown people moving close to town somehow ended up involving fake lives, a mass poisoning, and assasination attempts. This is part two of Rajneeshpuram. 

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Swelling
"Night II"

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One very small town. One large group of religious outsiders. One relentless leader. And one massive, years long battle for who would remain in control.

What began as general discomfort with new and unknown people moving close to town somehow ended up involving fake lives, a mass poisoning, and assasination attempts. This is part one of Rajneeshpuram. 

Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"

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Sources:

• Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh FBI File - obtained through Scribd
• Documentary: Wild Wild Country - Netflix
• Jane Stork - Breaking the Spell - Pan Macmillan Australia - 2009
• A Passage to America
• Osho News
• Reports and memoranda on the Rajneeshpuram: Rumor Control, bussing in of Homeless, other events of 1984 · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Reports and memoranda on the Rajneeshpuram: Dissolution of the commune in August to September, 1985 · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Oral History, Tape 50, Side 1 · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Letter to Governor Atiyeh opposing the Rajneesh community · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Bending towards justice - Indian Express
• 25 years after Rajneeshee commune collapsed, truth spills out -- Part 1 of 5 | OregonLive.com
• Rajneesh movement | History, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica
• GURU'S COMMUNE ROILED AS KEY LEADER DEPARTS - NYTimes.com
• https://www.osho.com/
• ‘Raped 50 times’: A UK woman’s shocking story of child sex abuse at Osho ashrams
• Woman leaves 'sex cult' 40 years after being sterilised - Daily Star
• Survivor of infamous Osho cult speaks on sexual abuse she endured from age 10
• Osho: British woman reveals harrowing childhood abuse in Osho’s 'sex cult' - Times of India
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• Nov 15, 1985, page 49 - The Oregonian at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™
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• L.A. Resident Gets 20 Years for '83 Bombing of Hotel Rajneesh - Los Angeles Times
• Letter to the Oregon Director of Immigration and Naturalization opposing the residency of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Rajneeshees in Oregon: An untold history
• Read The Oregonian’s original 20-part investigative series on Rajneeshees - oregonlive.com
• Children of the Cult review — an incendiary story of neglect, abuse and rape